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Adaptation Displacement: The original book was overshadowed by 1971 version of Willard, which was in turn overshadowed by its 2003 remake
Breakaway Pop Hit: Michael Jackson's performance of "Ben" (which was written for the original movie's 1973 sequel) is probably more popular than either the book or the two movies.
Crowning Music of Awesome: Crispin Glover singing Ben during the end credits to the 2003 movie. Oh, and for good measure, he is accompanied by an accordion.
The Woobie: The Main Character, but moreso in the movies than in the book.
Crispin Glover's Willard particularly gives us a really good perfomance of him. His fall into madness is really something to see, and his woobieness is just something that he could alone pull on.
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